A Sydney Covid ‘lock-down’ exploration of the ‘Blue Blazer’ cocktail. Be extremely careful if trying this mix at home. Lock-down has inspired me to explore this famous pre-1862 cocktail, the first ‘flaming cocktail’ and an impressive example from the ‘Professor’, Jerry Thomas. BLUE BLAZER Day 100 of Sydney Covid Lockdown, why not set some Whisky…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the ‘Jack Rose’ cocktail, rarely seen in contemporary bars. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the classic ‘Jack Rose’ Cocktail and explore some of the cocktail’s history and clouded origin. This is a cocktail you are unlikely to have experienced,…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the famous pre-Prohibition ‘Clover Club’ cocktail. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous cocktail. Let’s take a look at the once super-popular ‘Clover Club’, that only really started re-appearing on cocktail lists from around 2008. CLOVER CLUB Once the famed drink of a Philadelphia-based Gentlemen’s Club –…
A Sydney ‘lock-down’ version of the 1916 pre-Prohibition ‘Last Word’. Sydney’s Covid Lockdown has inspired me to explore this famous pre-Prohibition cocktail, one that was almost lost to history. Let’s take a look at the ‘Last Word’ in its original 1916 form. THE LAST WORD The ‘Last Word’ may have been the last great cocktail…
Lockdown Cocktails 